{"product_id":"secret-maps-tom-harper-9780226846163","title":"Secret Maps: Maps You Were Never Meant to See, from the Middle Ages to Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated story of the relationship between mapping and secrecy, charting the role maps played in concealing and revealing knowledge across centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Is there anything more intriguing than a secret map? One that reveals clandestine information or meanings, or a map that is \u003ci\u003eitself \u003c\/i\u003ea secret? \u003ci\u003eSecret Maps\u003c\/i\u003e features over one hundred examples of these kinds of maps, connected by their varied relationships to secrecy, and ranging from the twelfth to the twenty-first centuries and across the globe. They include views into state secrecy and power--such as maps used for domestic and military purposes, imperial expansion, espionage, and surveillance as well as those with private or commercial uses, such as charts of private land, trade routes, or the flights of private jets. The maps span widely in their scope and cover issues of broad interest, from old-fashioned spying to contemporary concerns about technology and privacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As illuminating as it is thrilling, \u003ci\u003eSecret Maps\u003c\/i\u003e unearths the once-hidden routes, landscapes, and locations that have covertly shaped our world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Harper, Nick Dykes, Magdalena Peszko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226846164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226846163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Tom Harper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47087402746111,"sku":"9780226846163","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc89a17e-6f0a-43e6-83ed-e6f9f85442cd.jpg?v=1753849794","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-maps-tom-harper-9780226846163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}